Researching Nicholas Robinson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 95488 people with the Robinson surname? In that year Robinson was ranked number 15 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Nicholas means "Victory of the People" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Nicholas Robinson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nicholas Robinson and the Robinson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Robinson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Robinson family tree.
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Robinson Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Nicholas Robinson
Nicholas Robinson (mayor)
Nicholas Robinson (1769 – 1854) was Mayor of Liverpool, England, in 1828–29. He was a rich corn merchant who had paid £4500 for the land in Aigburth, Liverpool, upon which he had Sudley House built as his home around 1824. He died at Sudley on 3 or 4 February 1854 and the house then passed into the ownership of his two daughters.
Robinson was first elected to Liverpool council on 4 January 1815. He contested unsuccessfully against Thomas Colley Porter for the office of mayor in 1827, in an election that was notorious for the bribery that ensued. The situation was fuelled by the economic expansion of the city, which meant that some people were awash with money. Parliamentary historian Margaret Escott says that the 1827 mayoral election, which Porter won by 1780 votes to 1765 in a poll that lasted six days, was "the most expensive, venal and violent mayoral contest" up to that time. Porter, who was a Whig, had the support of the Liverpool Mercury while Robinson was favoured by the Corporation. Escott says that the main issues were "management of the docks, local commerce, ‘junta’ domination and proposals for a householder and property-based franchise". Votes were bought at prices ranging between £6 and £50, with the candidates spending in total around £8000-10000 each. The two sides co-operated with a subsequent inquiry that resulted in three people being prosecuted and disenfranchised for bribery. There had been 3545 voters.
William Rathbone was one of Robinson's two proposers for the mayoralty in October 1828, on which occasion his election was unopposed. Upon completion of his year as mayor, he was awarded £1200 in recompense for expenses incurred.
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